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More copies of this ISBN:Who I Was Supposed to Be: Short Storiesby Susan Perabo
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:Behind every face in Who I Was Supposed to Be is a singular quirk to explore, a peculiarity to celebrate. In Susan Perabo's world, nothing can be taken for granted: here, a retired grocer takes up jewel theft in his twilight years; a data processor squanders her inheritance on one of Princess Diana's gowns; a mugging victim feigns amnesia to win back his wife. In the tradition of Lorrie Moore, Susan Perabo's slightly off-center lens looks hard at the banal and the bizarre, and at the human condition, where she finds extraordinary magic within the smallest of gestures. Sharply written and overlaid with a mischievous wit, Who I Was Supposed to Be is an unforgettable homage to laughter, love, and wonder. Review:Cassandra West Chicago Tribune Cleverly mixes the ordinary and odd...a stunning collection of short gems, revealing a world both foreign and familiar. Review:"In this deft collection, Perabo explores the weight of disappointment in our lives and how we try to avoid it by assuming new faces." — The New Yorker Review:Los Angeles Times Book Review Perabo is a true natural who delivers tough little miracles with seemingly effortless grace. Review:Dana Kennedy The New York Times Book Review Both sardonic and moving...[Perabo] clearly recalls how to hit home runs. About the AuthorSusan Perabo teaches creative writing at Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Her work has appeared in the anthologies Best American Short Stories and New Stories from the South. Table of ContentsCONTENTS Thick as Thieves Counting the Ways The Greater Grace of Carlisle Explaining Death to the Dog Reconstruction Who I Was Supposed to Be Retirement Gravity The Rocks Over Kyburz The Measure of Devotion Some Say the World
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